Will Cymbalta make me have bad withdrawal symptoms after only taking it two days?

My doc prescribed 20 milligrams of Cymbalta for anxiety and once I took it my heart rate and blood pressure went up! I stopped taking it today but I'm concerned if I will have any bad withdrawal symptoms after only taking it two days? Another question I have is it a stimulant? It sure feels like one but my doc said it isn't! I thought he was a good doc but now I'm starting to wonder! Any advice would be great! Thank you!

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It could possibly, it's a very potent med. While you're getting accustomed to it (which you're not since you stopped) it could feel like a stimulant, but that feeling doesn't last. This med needs about 3-weeks to really settle in. Hope this helps.

If you have only been taking this a few days then it wont cause you any problems stopping it. You havent been on it long enough to get any withdrawal effects. I couldnt take the stuff either. It made me feel really weird and I had a hard time sleeping. It does feel sort of like a stimulant but it is not. It is a selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SSNRI) which is a type of antidepressant. I had to stop it because I started swelling up in my hands, feet and face.

I just want to add that there is often a lot of trial and error in finding a medication that works. Be patient and keep honest open communication with your Dr. going. Be sure to let him know how you feel, what is helping and what is not. Many of these medications cause some side effects when you first start them and once you find one you can tolerate, it may take up to 4-6 weeks to work to its full potential. You obviously cant tolerate this one if it makes your blood presure jump so high but that doesnt make your doc a bad doc. Like I said, it takes a bit of trial and error in this type of thing. That is why there are so many kinds of antidepressants.

Ok, I didn't think it would cause any withdrawals but I wanted to make sure because I don't want to feel worse than I already do! Yes, I couldn't sleep either and about an hour after taking it my heart would pound! Oh ok! I thought it was since my heart rate and blood pressure went up but ok! Yea I will, I let my doc know what happened so hopefully I can try something else that will work! Yes, sometimes I'm not very patient, mostly because I've felt so bad for so long and want to feel like myself again! I know we have to get used to the meds, sometimes I just wish it would work so we wouldn't have to feel so horrible, haha. That's not realistic but it would be nice lol and yea my doc is pretty good I just get aggravated not at him, not his fault, just that I have to go through with this! Thanks for you're reply! :)

This is an old post, but I'll respond for future readers. I tried Cymbalta for four days and just the beginning side effects I had scared me. In my case, it did both make me feel "speedy" at times and my heart felt like it was skipping beats in my throat. I didn't take it after day four. I am two days after stopping and feel perfectly fine. It may still be in my system, but I don't think so. I'm not feeling any differently than I did before I took it. I was going to try it for my pain.